Partnership helped thousands of people throughout 2018
By Aideen O'Flaherty
THE South Dublin County Partnership launched its annual report for 2018 in the County Hall, Tallaght, last week, outlining the work of the partnership that has helped thousands of people in the area over the course of 2018.
The partnership, which aims to get people to actively participate as citizens in their area, had 6,789 young people attend their programmes and events for the youth in 2018, while 1,628 people were supported into further and higher education by the partnership.
At the launch of the South County Partnership annual report
In terms of employment, the partnership supported 1,460 people into full-time and part-time work, and 600 people were placed onto Tús, CE schemes and Job Initiative schemes.
The partnership also runs health and wellbeing training and events and, in 2018, 1,253 people took part in them, and the organisation’s classes to help people learn English and improve their literacy skills – this also proved popular, with 186 people taking part.
QQI and industry accredited training was given to 511 people, and those with entrepreneurial drive also benefitted from the partnership’s help, as 494 people were given enterprise supports and 118 went on to start a business.
The partnership’s Tús Care and Repair scheme, which offers a community work placement to people on Tús where they carry out minor assistance work, including putting up shelves and changing lightbulbs, for those in the community who are over 65, helped 300 older people and people with disabilities.
In total, the partnership also gave supports to 110 local community groups last year, in order for those groups to strengthen their governance and organisational capacities.
Larry O’Neill, the chief executive of the South Dublin County Partnership, stated in the report: “I would like to acknowledge the team of senior managers who develop and deliver high-quality, appropriate projects and initiatives across the county and who help alleviate the burdens and challenges facing our clients in the disadvantaged areas of south Dublin County.”
